School and library officials applauded the FCC’s action, because they believe it prevents their institutions from being relegated to a “slow lane” of Internet service.
Federal Communications Commissioners Ajit Pai and Mike O’Rielly Monday asked the FCC chairman to release his 332-page “net neutrality” plan and postpone Thursday’s scheduled vote.
By proposing that Internet service be regulated much like public utilities are, the FCC official seeks to retain “net neutrality.”
Two national business organizations want annual tests kept in the rewrite of the No Child Left Behind Act.
A draft measure being circulated on Capitol Hill would bar ed-tech vendors from directing targeted advertisements to students, though it does not cover some controversial practices.
A major infusion of cash into the E-rate program, coupled with policy changes, should spark innovation in the digital industry, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel predicts.
Congressional Republicans’ effort to raise the 30-hour-per-week threshold for employers receiving health care draws the opposition of two leading teachers’ unions.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is changing its rules so that federally funded contracts worth $150,000 or more will require school districts to negotiate profits with contractors.
Rex Tillerson, the CEO of the massive oil-and-gas producer Exxon-Mobil, blasted public officials from his corporation’s home state for opposing the common core.
A new challenge to the Affordable Care Act could affect federal subsidies for health insurance for millions of individuals, including school employees.